Satisfação no trabalho e síndrome de Burnout em professores de educação física da educação básica / Satisfacción laboral y síndrome de Burnout en docentes de educación física de educación básica / Job satisfaction and Burnout syndrome in physical education teachers in grade school

O processo evolutivo da trajetória da carreira docente é caracterizado por fatores que podem interferir na qualidade de vida e na satisfação no trabalho. Assim, o objetivo deste estudo foi correlacionar à Satisfação no Trabalho e a Síndrome de Burnout de professores de Educação Física da Educação Básica. Participaram 59 professores de Educação Física vinculados às redes municipal e estadual e atuantes na cidade de Arapongas - Paraná - Brasil. Os instrumentos para coleta de dados foram: questionário sociodemográfico, Escala de Avaliação da Qualidade de Vida no Trabalho Percebida por Professores de Educação Física e a Escala de Caracterização do Burnout. Para análise de dados, empregou-se os testes de qui-quadrado, de correlação de Spearman e de Friedman. Identificou-se o perfil de docentes de uma cidade de médio a grande porte, o qual revelou ser em sua maioria: mulheres, pós-graduadas, vinculadas ao município, atuantes no Ensino Fundamental I, que não lecionavam em zona de risco, possuíam companheiro, apresentavam entre 11 a 20 anos de carreira, atuavam para 8 turmas ou mais, trabalhavam mais de 21 horas por semana e tinham até 39 anos de idade. Também foi contatado que as dimensões de Exaustão Emocional da Síndrome de Burnout e Relevância Social e Integração Social da Satisfação no Trabalho são determinantes nos seus respectivos modelos. Destaca-se que o endereço social desta pesquisa, é caracterizado como um bom indica-dor para compreender o perfil dos professores e das correlações existentes nos constructos de Satisfação no Trabalho e da Síndrome de Burnout em professores de Educação Física da Educação Básica.

El proceso evolutivo de la trayectoria de la carrera docente se caracteriza por factores que pueden interferir en la calidad de vida y la satisfacción laboral. Así, el objetivo de este estudio fue correlacionar la Satisfacción Laboral y el Síndrome de Burnout en profesores de Educación Física en la Educación Básica. Participaron 59 profesores de Educación Física vinculados a redes municipales y estaduales y que actúan en la ciudad de Arapongas - Paraná - Brasil. Los instrumentos para la recolección de datos fueron: un cuestionario sociodemográfico, la Escala de Evaluación de la Calidad de Vida Laboral Percibida por los Profesores de Educación Física y la Escala de Caracterización del Burnout. Para el análisis de los datos se utilizaron las pruebas de correlación de chi-cuadrado, Spearman y Friedman. Se identificó el perfil de los docentes de una ciudad mediana a grande, que reveló ser en su mayoría: mujeres, posgraduadas, vinculadas al municipio, que trabajaban en la Enseñanza Básica I, que no impartían docencia en zona de riesgo, tenían pareja, tenían entre 11 y 20 años de carrera, trabajaba para ocho grupos o más, trabajaba más de 21 horas semanales y tenía hasta 39 años. También se contactó que las dimensiones de Agotamiento Emocional del Síndrome de Burnout y Relevancia Social e Integración Social de la Satisfacción en el Trabajo son determinantes en sus respectivos modelos. Se destaca que la dirección social de esta investigación se caracteriza por ser un buen indicador para comprender el perfil de los docentes y las correlaciones existentes en los constructos Satisfacción Laboral y Síndrome de Burnout en docentes de Educación Física de Educación Básica.

The evolutionary process of the teaching career trajectory is characterized by factors that can interfere with quality of life and job satisfaction. Thus, the objective of this study was to correlate job satisfaction and Burnout Syndrome in physical education teachers in Grade School. 59 Physical Education teachers linked to municipal and state networks, and who worked in the city of Arapongas - Paraná - Brazil, participated. The instruments for data collection were a sociodemographic questionnaire, the Quality of Work Life Assessment Scale Perceived by Physical Education Teachers, and the Burnout Characterization Scale. For data analysis, the chi-square, Spearman, and Friedman correlation tests were used. The profile of teachers in a medium to large city was identified, and it revealed to be mostly: women, postgraduates, linked to the municipality, working in Elementary School, who did not teach in a risk zone, had a partner, had a career between 11 and 20 years long, worked for 8 groups or more, worked more than 21 hours a week, and were up to 39 years old. It was also learned that the dimensions of Emotional Exhaustion from Burnout Syndrome and Social Relevance, and Social Integration of Satisfaction at Work are determinant in their respective models. It is important to emphasize that the social perspective of this research is known to be a good indicator in understanding teacher's profiles and the existing correlations between the constructs of Job Satisfaction and Burnout Syndrome; for Physical Education teachers of Grade School.

Development and application of "Special defibrillator for teaching and training".

BACKGROUND: To provide an economical and practical defibrillator for first aid teaching and training, to reduce the cost of teaching and training, increase teaching and training equipment, provide trainees with more hands-on training sessions, and improve first aid capabilities. METHODS: Developing a special teaching defibrillator with the same structure and operation configuration as the clinical medical emergency defibrillator. The appearance, structure and operating accessories of the two defibrillators are the same. The difference between the defibrillator and the clinical medical emergency defibrillator are as follows: the clinical medical emergency defibrillator can be energized, and there are expensive electronic accessories and defibrillation accessories for charging and discharging in the machine. When discharging, the electrode plate has current discharged into the human body; the power plug of the "special defibrillator for teaching and training" is a fake plug. When the power is plugged in, no current enters the body and the machine. There are no expensive electronic accessories and defibrillation accessories for charging and discharging, and no current is discharged during discharge. Then compare the teaching effect of the special defibrillator for teaching and training and the clinical medical emergency defibrillator (including operation score and attitude after training). RESULTS: The scores of defibrillator operation in the experimental group of junior college students (87.77 ± 4.11 vs. 83.30 ± 4.56, P < 0.001) and the experimental group of undergraduate students (90.40 ± 3.67 vs. 89.12 ± 3.68, P = 0.011) were higher than those in the corresponding control group; The attitude of junior college students in the experimental group and undergraduate students in the experimental group after training was more positive than that of the corresponding control group (P < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS: The special defibrillator for teaching and training can save the purchase cost of teaching equipment, increase teaching and training resources, and improve the trainee's defibrillation ability, defibrillation confidence and defibrillation security.

Comparison of Digital Camera Real-Time Display with Conventional Teaching Tube for Slit Lamp Microscopy Teaching.

PURPOSE: To compare slit-lamp microscopy teaching outcomes with digital camera real-time display and conventional teaching tube in undergraduate education of clinical ophthalmology. METHODS: Thirty-seven Year 4 medical students were assigned to two groups for slit lamp microscopy teaching with digital camera real-time display (n = 18) and teaching tube (n = 19). The outcome measures included a 5-item questionnaire on their experience and the quality of slit lamp photos taken by the students. RESULTS: The overall satisfaction score was significantly higher in the group of digital camera real-time display compared with the group of teaching tube (4.5 ± 0.5 vs. 4.2 ± 0.7, P = .013). The former group also achieved higher quality score of the slit-lamp photography (4.1 ± 0.3 vs. 3.6 ± 0.5, P = .002). CONCLUSIONS: The digital camera real-time display attachment is more effective in undergraduate ophthalmic education over conventional slit-lamp teaching tube. It is also more favored by students and is thus highly recommended for clinical ophthalmology education.

Impact of Fellow Participation During Colonoscopy on Adenoma Detection Rates.

BACKGROUND: An endoscopist's adenoma detection rate (ADR) is inversely related to interval colorectal cancer risk and cancer mortality. Previous studies evaluating the impact of gastroenterology fellow participation in colonoscopy on ADR have generated conflicting results. AIMS: We aimed to determine the impact of fellow participation, duration of fellowship training, and physician sex on ADR and advanced ADR (AADR). METHODS: We retrospectively analyzed average-risk patients undergoing screening colonoscopy at Veterans Affairs New York Harbor Healthcare System Brooklyn Campus and Kings County Hospital Center. Review of colonoscopy and pathology reports were performed to obtain adenoma-specific details, including the presence of advanced adenoma and adenoma location (right vs. left colon). RESULTS: There were 893 colonoscopies performed by attending only and 502 performed with fellow participation. Fellow participation improved overall ADR (44.6% vs. 35.4%, p < 0.001), right-sided ADR (34.1% vs. 25.2%, p < 0.001), and AADR (15.3% vs. 8.3%, p < 0.001); however, these findings were institution-specific. Year of fellowship training did not impact overall ADR or overall AADR, but did significantly improve right-sided AADR (p-value for trend 0.03). Female attending physicians were associated with increased ADR (47.1% vs. 37.0%, p = 0.0037). Fellow sex did not impact ADR. CONCLUSIONS: Fellow participation in colonoscopy improved overall ADR and AADR, and female attending physicians were associated with improved ADR. Year of fellowship training did not impact overall ADR or AADR.

Making Effective Educational Videos for Clinical Teaching.

Prerecorded video content in medical education has become more common. Increasingly accessible technology coupled with the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent need for distanced learning has greatly increased the interest in and need for high-quality video content. The use of short educational videos to augment other teaching methods has been shown to improve learners' experiences, knowledge retention, and understanding of content. Multiple studies have demonstrated that video education can be a highly effective tool for learning, particularly for hard-to-visualize processes and for procedural education. Videos allow learners to view content at their own pace and revisit materials on demand. In addition, well-designed videos can be repurposed by educators, ultimately reducing time needed to create high-quality educational content. Currently available technology allows educators to create high-quality videos at minimal cost and with a modest investment of time. This article details practical tips for creating high-yield educational videos.

Estratégias de educação em saúde a pacientes com diabetes mellitus em insulinoterapia: revisão integrativa / Estrategias de educación en salud a pacientes con diabetes mellitus en insulinoterapia: revisión integradora / Health education strategies for patients with diabetes mellitus in insulin therapy: integrative review

RESUMO Objetivo: avaliar a utilização de diferentes estratégias de educação em saúde destinadas ao cuidado das pessoas com diabetes em tratamento de insulinoterapia. Métodos: revisão integrativa da literatura, com busca realizada no período de junho de 2021 e março de 2022, com recorte temporal de dez anos, nas bases eletrônicas Science Direct, Cumulative index to nursing and Allied Health Literature, portal PubMed, Web of Science, Scopus, Scientific Electronic Library Online e Biblioteca Virtual em Saúde, com descritores controlados indexados no Descritores em Ciências da Saúde e no Medical Subject Headings. Resultados: nos oito estudos selecionados a partir dos critérios de inclusão, as estratégias encontradas foram o uso de material impresso, a orientação verbal individual e em grupo, o emprego de recurso audiovisual e a simulação clínica. Conclusão: a análise dos estudos permitiu verificar que diferentes modalidades de educação em saúde são eficazes para auxiliar no gerenciamento do diabetes. Entretanto, os métodos de ensino passivos ainda são maioria, o que torna necessário que novos estudos explorem outras formas de preparo para o cuidado em saúde, como as metodologias ativas de ensino-aprendizagem.

RESUMEN Objetivo: evaluar la utilización de diferentes estrategias de educación en salud dirigidas al cuidado a las personas con diabetes en tratamiento de insulinoterapia. Métodos: revisión integradora de la literatura, con búsqueda realizada en el período de junio de 2021 y marzo de 2022, con recorte temporal de diez años, en las bases electrónicas Science Direct, Cumulative index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature, portal PubMed, Web of Science, Scopus, Scientific Electronic Library Online y Biblioteca Virtual em Salud, con descriptores controlados indexados en el Descritores em Ciências da Saúde y en el Medical Subject Headings. Resultados: en los ocho estudios seleccionados a partir de los criterios de inclusión, las estrategias encontradas fueron el uso de material impreso, la orientación verbal individual y en grupo, el empleo de recurso audiovisual y la simulación clínica. Conclusión: el análisis de los estudios permitió verificar que diferentes modalidades de educación en salud son eficaces para ayudar en el manejo de la diabetes. Sin embargo, los métodos de enseñanza pasivos todavía son mayoría, lo que hace necesario que nuevos estudios exploren otras formas de preparación para el cuidado en salud, como las metodologías activas de enseñanza-aprendizaje.

ABSTRACT Objective: to evaluate the use of different health education strategies aimed at the care of people with diabetes undergoing insulin therapy treatment. Methods: integrative literature review, with a search conducted in June 2021 and March 2022, with a ten-year time frame, in the electronic bases Science Direct, Cumulative index to nursing and Allied Health Literature, PubMed portal, Web of Science, Scopus, Scientific Electronic Library Online and Virtual Health Library, with controlled descriptors indexed in Descriptors in Health Sciences and Medical Subject Headings. esults: in the eight studies selected based on the inclusion criteria, the strategies found were the use of printed material, individual and group verbal guidance, the use of audiovisual resources and clinical simulation. Conclusion: the analysis of the studies allowed us to verify that different modalities of health education are effective to assist in the management of diabetes. However, passive teaching methods are still majority, which makes it necessary for further studies to explore other forms of preparation for health care, such as active teaching-learning methodologies.

Fatores de estresse em estudantes de enfermagem na realização de atividades teórico-práticas da formação acadêmica / Factores de estrés en estudiantes de enfermería en la realización de actividades teórico-prácticas de la formación académica / Stress factors in nursing students in the realization of theoretical-practical activities of academic training

RESUMO Objetivo: verificar os fatores de estresse comumente vivenciados por estudantes do curso de Enfermagem na realização de atividades teóricas e práticas da formação acadêmica. Método: estudo descritivo, transversal, desenvolvido com 142 discentes do curso de Enfermagem de uma universidade pública localizada em Mato Grosso do Sul, Brasil. Os dados foram coletados em fevereiro de 2020 por meio de questionário sociodemográfico/acadêmico e da escala de Avaliação de Estresse em Estudantes de Enfermagem e, posteriormente, analisados de maneira descritiva, segundo a moda e percentis superiores e inferiores à moda das variáveis. Resultados: medo de cometer erros durante a assistência ao paciente (57,4%), sentimento de ter adquirido pouco conhecimento para fazer provas práticas (52,1%), insegurança ou medo de fazer provas teóricas (44,7%) e obrigatoriedade de realizar trabalhos extraclasse (41,5%) foram fatores que provocaram níveis muito altos de estresse entre os estudantes. Conclusão: os resultados podem auxiliar faculdades de Enfermagem no planejamento e fortalecimento de intervenções preventivas com foco no gerenciamento do estresse e seu enfrentamento.

RESUMEN Objetivo: verificar los factores de estrés comúnmente experimentados por estudiantes del curso de Enfermería en la realización de actividades teóricas y prácticas de la formación académica. Método: estudio descriptivo, transversal, desarrollado con 142 discentes del curso de Enfermería de una universidad pública ubicada en Mato Grosso do Sul, Brasil. Los datos fueron recogidos en febrero de 2020 a través de cuestionario sociodemográfico/académico y de la escala de Evaluación de Estrés en Estudiantes de Enfermería y, posteriormente, analizados de manera descriptiva, según la moda y percentiles superiores e inferiores a la moda de las variables. Resultados: miedo de cometer errores durante la atención al paciente (57,4%), sentimiento de haber adquirido poco conocimiento para hacer pruebas prácticas (52,1%), inseguridad o miedo de hacer pruebas teóricas (44,7%) y obligatoriedad de realizar trabajos extraclase (41,5%) fueron factores que provocaron niveles muy altos de estrés entre los estudiantes. Conclusión: los resultados pueden auxiliar facultades de Enfermería en la planificación y fortalecimiento de intervenciones preventivas con enfoque en el manejo del estrés y su enfrentamiento.

ABSTRACT Objective: to verify the stress factors commonly experienced by nursing students in carrying out theoretical and practical activities of academic training. Method: descriptive, cross-sectional study, developed with 142 students of the nursing course of a public university located in Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. Data were collected in February 2020 through a sociodemographic/academic questionnaire and the Stress Assessment scale in Nursing Students and, later, analyzed descriptively, according to fashion and upper and lower percentiles than the fashion of the variables. Results: fear of making mistakes during patient care (57.4%), feeling of having acquired little knowledge to take practical tests (52.1%), insecurity or fear of taking theoretical tests (44.7%) and mandatory to perform extra-class work (41.5%) were factors that caused very high levels of stress among students. Conclusion: the results can help nursing colleges in the planning and strengthening of preventive interventions focused on stress management and coping.

Effects of digitalized university curriculum-associated teaching on the equilibrium of autonomic neurophysiology and disposition of learners in medical school (EDUCATE-AND-LEARN): protocol for a randomized crossover study.

BACKGROUND: Homoeostasis of the autonomic nervous system (ANS) contributes to cognitive functional integrity in learners and can be greatly influenced by emotions and stress. While moderate stress can enhance learning and memory processes, long-term stress compromises learning performance in a face-to-face classroom environment. Integrative online learning and communication tools were shown to be beneficial for visualization and comprehension but their effects on the ANS are poorly understood. We aim to assess the effects of video conference-supported live lectures compared to on-site classroom teaching on autonomic functions and their association with learning performance. METHODS AND DESIGN: Fifty mentally and physically healthy medical students will be enrolled in a randomized two-period crossover study. Subjects will attend a seminar, which is held in face-to-face and simultaneously transmitted via videoconference. Subjects will be allocated in two arms in a randomized sequence determining the order in which both seminar settings will be attended. At baseline and throughout the interactive seminar subjects will undergo detailed autonomic testing comprising neurocardiac (heart rate variability), sudomotor (sympathetic skin response), neurovascular (laser Doppler flowmetry) and pupillomotor (pupillography) function. Furthermore, learning progress will be evaluated using pre- and post-tests on the seminar subject and emotions will be assessed using profile of mood state (POMS) questionnaire. STATISTICAL ANALYSIS: Carryover effects will be handled using a two-way repeated measures (mixed model). Between-group differences (baseline vs face-to-face vs videoconference) will be determined using one-way analysis of variance ANOVA followed by Student-Newman-Keul test. LIMITATIONS AND STRENGTHS: This study may elucidate complex interactions between autonomic and emotional dynamics during conventional on-site and video conference-based teaching, thus providing a basis for customized learning and teaching methods. Understanding and utilizing advanced distance learning strategies is particularly important during the current pandemic, which has been limiting on-site teaching dramatically in nearly all countries of the world.

Defining and unpacking the core concepts of pharmacology education.

Pharmacology education currently lacks a research-based consensus on which core concepts all graduates should know and understand, as well as a valid and reliable means to assess core conceptual learning. The Core Concepts in Pharmacology Expert Group (CC-PEG) from Australia and New Zealand recently identified a set of core concepts of pharmacology education as a first step toward developing a concept inventory-a valid and reliable tool to assess learner attainment of concepts. In the current study, CC-PEG used established methodologies to define each concept and then unpack its key components. Expert working groups of three to seven educators were formed to unpack concepts within specific conceptual groupings: what the body does to the drug (pharmacokinetics); what the drug does to the body (pharmacodynamics); and system integration and modification of drug-response. First, a one-sentence definition was developed for each core concept. Next, sub-concepts were established for each core concept. These twenty core concepts, along with their respective definitions and sub-concepts, can provide pharmacology educators with a resource to guide the development of new curricula and the evaluation of existing curricula. The unpacking and articulation of these core concepts will also inform the development of a pharmacology concept inventory. We anticipate that these resources will advance further collaboration across the international pharmacology education community to improve curricula, teaching, assessment, and learning.

Comparison of hybrid learning and remote education in the implementation of the "Adopt a Microorganism" methodology.

The Internet has changed the way teachers and students access information and build knowledge. The recent COVID-19 pandemic has created challenges for both teachers and students and a demand for new methodologies of remote learning. In the life sciences, mixing online content with practical activities represents an even greater challenge. In microbiology, the implementation of an active teaching methodology, the #Adopt project, based on the social network Facebook®, represents an excellent option for connecting remote education with classroom activities. In 2020, the version applied in high school, "Adopt a Microorganism", was adapted to meet the demands of emergency remote education owing to the suppression of face-to-face activities caused by the pandemic. In the present study, we assessed how the change in methodology impacted the discourse richness of students from high school integrated with technical education in the Business Administration program of the Federal Institute of São Paulo, Sorocaba Campus. Three questionnaires related to the groups of microorganisms (Archaea, Bacteria, Virus, Fungi, and Protozoan) were applied. The students' responses in the 2019 and 2020 classes were compared concerning content richness and multiplicity of concepts through the application of the Shannon diversity index, an approach that is generally used to assess biodiversity in different environments. The observed results suggest that remote learning provided students with a conceptual basis and richness of content equivalent to that achieved by students subjected to the hybrid teaching model. In conclusion, this study suggests that the #Adopt project methodology increases students' discourse richness in microbiology even without face-to-face traditional classes.

Organizational Safety Climate and Job Enjoyment in Hospital Surgical Teams With and Without Crew Resource Management Training.

OBJECTIVE: The association between organizational safety climate (OSC) and job enjoyment (JE) for team members in surgical units in 2 hospitals was investigated. The treatment hospital received airline industry-based crew resource management (CRM) training, and the comparison hospital did not. BACKGROUND: Strong OSC has been positively associated with healthy hospital work environments and was expected to also be associated with employee job enjoyment. METHODS: Two hundred sixty-two surgical personnel responded to surveys about OSC and JE. RESULTS: The effects of OSC on JE did not depend on having CRM training. However, OSC and JE scores were higher in the treatment hospital, and the main effect of OSC and JE scores in the treatment hospital was highly significant (P < 0.001), with higher safety climate scores associated with higher JE. CONCLUSIONS: A strong OSC is important to employee job enjoyment. Nurse leaders should promote measures to strengthen the OSC in their surgical services departments.

Competencia intercultural con educación interprofesional en estudiantes de ciencias de la salud, una revisión sistemática / Intercultural competence with interprofessional education in health sciences students, a systematic review

Tanto la formación en Competencia Intercultural como la Educación Interprofesional mejoran los resultados en salud. No se encontraron revisiones sistemáticas, en la literatura especializada, que analicen ambos factores juntos en los últimos diez años. Caracterizar aspectos metodológicos de investigaciones empíricas de Competencia Intercultural con Educación Interprofesional en estudiantes de Ciencias de la Salud, describir aspectos curriculares de la formación en Competencia Intercultural con Educación Interprofesional, y analizar la efectividad de dichas experiencias educativas. Se desarrolló una revisión sistemática de las bases de datos Web of Science, Scopus, SciELO, PubMed y ProQuest desde el 2010 a 2020. Existe un predominio de artículos realizados en Estados Unidos y Australia, con enfoque mixto, no experimentales, tamaño muestral acotado y uso de encuestas de percepción. Los contenidos abordaron el conocimiento intercultural general y la atención de salud, con experiencias de tipo extracurricular, presenciales, de corta duración y para un acotado número de carreras. Destacaron las estrategias de aprendizaje en equipo y Service Learning Experience. La efectividad de las experiencias educativas resultó poco concluyente; no obstante, se sugieren ciertas pautas en base a lo analizado. Resulta imprescindible desarrollar mayor investigación a nivel latinoamericano y que se incluyan las mejoras metodológicas señaladas. La formación debería focalizarse en desarrollar la autoconciencia cultural como base para la comprensión mutua, esto requiere de un equipo docente con competencias pedagógicas y culturales, además de sanitarias. Finalmente, es fundamental investigar sobre los factores que permiten un mayor desarrollo de estas competencias en el estudiantado.

There is a direct impact on health service outcomes when professionals are trained in intercultural competence and interprofessional education. No systematic reviews were found in the specialized literature that examined both factors together over the last ten years. To characterize the methodological aspects of empirical research regarding Intercultural Competence with Interprofessional Education in Health Sciences students, To describe the curricular aspects of training in Intercultural Competence with Interprofessional Education, and To analyze the effectiveness of said educational experiences. A systematic review of the Web of Science, Scopus, SciELO, PubMed, and ProQuest databases was carried out from 2010 to 2020. There is a predominance of articles composed in the United States and Australia, with a mixed approach, not experimental, limited sample size, and use of survey perception. The contents dealt with general intercultural knowledge and health care, with extracurricular, faceto-face, short-term experiences, and for a limited number of majors. Team learning strategies and stood out Service Learning Experience. The effectiveness of the educational experiences was inconclusive; however, certain guidelines are recommended based on what has been analyzed. It is crucial to develop more research at a Latin American level including the methodological improvements. Training should focus on developing cultural self-awareness as a basis for mutual understanding, this requires a teaching team with pedagogical and cultural skills, as well as health knowledge. Finally, it is fundamental to investigate the factors that allow more comprehensive development of these competencies in the student body.

A comparison of motorcycle instructor candidate selection practices in the United States.

INTRODUCTION: An essential aspect of motorcycle rider education is how the instructor selection process impacts student learning, sometimes referred to as the human element, as it is a significant factor influencing curriculum success. Student and program achievements are partially contingent on instructors who understand the curriculum and facilitate student learning during instruction. Previous research on motorcycle rider education has emphasized a need for the examination of instructor selection and development, stating that quality education is reliant on instructors who are competent and qualified. METHOD: By applying an exploratory study method, state and military Motorcycle Safety Education Program Managers and Instructor Trainers were examined and compared through telephonic interviews to develop a greater understanding of instructor candidate selection criteria and vetting processes. RESULTS: The results suggest that changes in instructor candidate selection systems may improve decisions about a candidate's job and organizational fit. CONCLUSIONS: Study conclusions indicate that use of multiple and thorough assessments to determine a candidate's motivation, social disposition, and emotional intelligence before preparation courses may better identify candidates and align potential job and organization fit within the discipline. Practical Application: Applications of the findings would include a standardized selection process with improved interviews and pre-course auditing, and candidate expectation management before the selection to attend preparation or certification courses. The efforts potentially decrease long-term costs and deficiencies when candidates have an inconsistent job or organizational fit, departing from organizations after short periods or by not providing consistent quality instruction to students. The study recommendations, when implemented, can improve most educational disciplines where instructors are selected for technical instructional positions where students risk injury or harm.